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Author Archives: Jim Knickelbine

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Ripples 5/19/22

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Jim KnickelbineMay 20, 2022

As I write I am looking out a large window at home.  Outside the apple tree is in bloom, the ground is covered with green new growth, including my lawn which will be knee-high if I make it through “No … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged nest, orioles, Red-shouldered hawk, track, transmitter, warblers

Ripples 5/12/22

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Jim KnickelbineMay 12, 2022

We have always celebrated the return of migratory birds.  We miss them so in the winter, and when they return, just as trees and the first wildflowers start to bloom, it seems the natural world is reborn again. While our … Continue reading →

Posted in Migration | Tagged Bird Breakfast, birds, birdwatching, migration, pancakes, tradition

Ripples 5/5/22

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Jim KnickelbineMay 5, 2022

At last.  The migratory floodgates have opened, and every morning reveals birds new to our yards this year. For those who love wild birds, this season is a feast.  And, with south winds in the forecast for days to come, … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged avian influenza, chicks, migrants, nesting, restore, spring

Ripples 4/21/22

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Jim KnickelbineApril 22, 2022

Happy New Year!  Indigenous people of the north consider the onset of spring and the maple syrup season as the start of the year, which makes more sense to me than designating the coldest, darkest part of winter as such. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged bird, care, desert, grateful, happy, spring, together

Ripples 4/14/22

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Jim KnickelbineApril 14, 2022

Ripples by Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist   It is finally spring, and that means that it is almost time to start all of those yard work projects that we have been thinking about all winter long. I recently bought my … Continue reading →

Posted in Invasive plants | Tagged Barberry, buckthorn, competition, honeysuckle, spread

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